WHATS WITH THE QUIZZES?
Look, my job is to try and teach you this stuff, and I can’t do that if you’re not in class. Or at least I can’t do it very easily. I give quizzes to keep people coming to class. Straight up. No other reason. I don’t like having to do this, because I don’t like treating adults like children, but outside of actually taking attendance I don’t really have a lot of ideas on how to keep people from skipping class. Yes, you paid for this course, so it’s your business whether you show up or not. But believe me, after doing this kind of thing for a decade I can tell you that if I just say that, a larger fraction of people will skip. The reality is that some people need a little coaching, and these quizzes are a way of trying to coax people into not skipping. If you’ve got a better idea I’d love to hear about it. Seriously.
